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1S16 ( Part 2 ) :1991

( Reaffirmed 2003 )

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Indian Standard
SHELLAC – SPECIFICATION
PART 2 MACHINE-MADE SHELLAC

( Third Revision )

UDC 668 °447”31

@ BIS 1991
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

December 1991 Price Group 2

Lac and Lac Products Sectional Committee, CHD 22

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( Third Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft
finalized by the Lac and Lac Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Chemical Division
Council.

Indian Standard for shellac covering hand-made shellac as well as machine-made shellac was first
published in 1949. It served as a basi; for initiating work at the level of the International Organization
for Standardization (1S0) and culminated in the preparation of 1S0 Recommendation R 56 Shellac in /’
1957. Simultaneously, It was revised to correspond with the ISO Recommendation. Later on, the iI
Technical Committee ISOITC 50 Lac reviewed the position in respect of adoption of ISO/R 56 Shellac
by member countries of 1S0 and in the fourth meeting of ISO/TC 50 it was decided that specific [
proposals for changes in the 1S0 Recommendation be invited. On the basis of the proposals received
it was seen that the adoption of ISO/R 56 was much more satisfactory in respect of machine-made 1
shellac than of hand-made shellac. Because the number of types and grades of machine-made shellac
and hand-made shellac, taken together, was far too big and caused confusion in making reference to the I
standard. Hence, two parts of the standards were printed. While, Part 2 covered machine-made shellac,
hand-made shellac was covered in Part 1 of this standard, I

In the second revision of this standard for machine-made shellac, the requirement for non-volatile
matter soluble in cold alchol had been dropped. The methods for quantitative determination of rosin I
had also been dropped.
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The requirement for colour index was given as essential. Though the colour index had been made an
optional requirement in ISO/R 560 the Sectional Committee had, however, decided that colour index
should be made an essential requirement but the purchaser and the supplier may, by agreement, judge I
colour by visual examination by comparison with an approved sample.

During the last two decades, three amendments had been issued in view of the deterioration in quality of
shellac on storage and its usage in food and pharmaceutical industries. This third revision is being
undertaken to incorporate those amendments.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the
final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in
accordance with IS 2: 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )’. The number of
significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in
this standard.
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Indian Standard
SHELLAC – SPECIFICATION
PART 2 MACHINE-MADE SHELLAC

( Third Revision )
1 SCOPE 6 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements 6.1 Matter Insoluble in Hot Alcohol
and the methods of sampling and test for
machine-made shellac. Machine-made shellac shall not contain matter
insoluble in hot alcohol, determined by either of
1.2 The limits prescribed in this standard are the methods prescribed in 6 of IS 6921: 1973 as
limits for rejection. agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier,
in excess of the limits given below:
2 REFERENCES Type Maximum
The Indian Standards listed below ?re the neces- Percent by Mass
sary adjuncts to this standard; 0“75
L 0“3
IS No. Title 111 0“2
N 0“2
4908: 1968 Glossary of terms used in lac
industry 6.2 Colour Index or Colour and Appearance
6921 : 1973 Methods of sampling and test for 6.2.1 The colour index of machine-made shellac,
Iac and Iac products as determined by the method prescribed in 7 of
IS 6921 :1973, shall be not in excess of the limits
3 TERMINOLOGY given below:
3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the defini- Colour Index, Max
tions given in IS 4908: 1968 and the following fA
shall apply. ~B 1:
Type I, Grades ~ C 22
3.1.1 Approved Sample ‘ ‘ ID 35
The sample agreed upon between the purchaser
and the’ supplier as the standard for colour and
general appearance. ,..
Type H, Grades
4 FORM AND CONDITION
Machine-made shellac shall be in the form of
flakes, sheets, - or buttons or any other form
agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. Type III, Grades
5 TYPES AND GRADES
5.1 There shall be four types of machine-made
shellac as follows: Type IV, Grades
Type I — produced by heat process,
Type II — produced by hot solvent process, 6.2.2 Alternatively, the appearance and colour
of shellac shall be not inferior to those of an
Type III - de-waxed, and approved sample when judged by visual
examination.
Type IV — decolourized and de-waxed.
6.3 Rosin
5.2 There shall be five grades in each of Types 1 Machine-made shellac shall not contain anv
and 11 and four grades in each of Types HI and rosin, as tested by the method prescribed in 9 o~
Iv. IS 6921:1973.

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6.4 Orpiment and Other Arsenical Impurities 7.6 Heat Polymerization Test
6.4.1 Machine-made shellac shall not contain Machine-made shellac shall satisfy a heat polym-
any orpirnent, as tested by the methods prescri- erization test within the range of time as agreed
bed in 14 of IS 6921 : 1973 except when a to between the purchaser and the supplier. The
specified percentage is agreed to between the method shall be that prescribed in 22 of IS 6921 :
purchaser and the supplier, in which case the 1973 and unless otherwise agreed, the temper-
determination shall be carried out as prescribed ature of test shall be 150 “C.
in 20.1 of IS 6921 : 1973.
7.7 Acid Value
6.4.2 When the material is required for food
industry or for drug preparations, the content of The acid value of machine-made shellac shall be
arsenic shall not exceed 2 ppm ( as As ) when fixed, if desired, by agreement between the
tested by the method prescribed in 20.2 of purchaser and thesupplier. It shall be determined
IS 6921:1973. by the method prescribed in 15 of IS 6921:1973.
6.5 Lead 7.8 Lead Content
When the material is required for food industry The limit of lead content shall be subject to
or for drug preparations, the content of lead agreement between the purchaser and the sup-
shall not exceed 10 ppm ( as Pb ) when deter- plier and the percentage of lead shall be deter:
mined by the method prescribed in 16 of mined by the method prescribed in 16 of
IS 6921:1973. 1S 6921:1973.
7 OPTIONAL REQUIREMENTS NOTE - Shellac is, not expected’ to contain any lead,
but to guard against inadvertent. contammat]on,
7.0 The optional requirements given below shall when lead-free shellac is required, lt shall not con-
tain more then 0“03 percent by mass of lead calcu-
be subject to agreement between the purchaser lated as lead ( see also 6.5 ).
and the supplier.
7.9 Grit
7.1 Volatile Matter
The maximum limit for grit content in shellac
Machine-made shellac shall contain not more shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and
than 2’0 percent by mass of volatile matter the supplier. When required, it shall be deter-
( moisture), as determined by the method pres- mined by the method prescribed in 23 of
cribed in 5 of IS 6921: 1973. 1S 6921:1973.
7.2 Wax 7.10 Iodine Value
Machine-made shellac of Type I and Type II The maximum limit for iodine value of shellac
shall not contain more than 5.5 precent by mass shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and
of wax, and that of Type HI and Type IV not the supplier. When required, it shall be deter-
more than 0“2 percent by mass of wax when mined by any one of the two methods presc-
tested in accordance with Method I and Method ribed in 24 of IS 6921:1973.
H respectively prescribed in 11 of IS 6921:1973.
7.11 Clarity of Solution
7.3 Ash
This requirement is applicable to Type 111 and
Machine-made shellac shall contain not more Type lV shellac and shall be subject to agree-
than 0“3 percent by mass of ash when determined ment between the purchaser and the supplier.
by the method prescribed in 12 of IS 6921: 1973. The shellac shall show no turbidity when tested
7.4 Matter Soluble in Water by the method prescribed in 25 of IS 6921:
1973.
Machine-made shellac shall contain not more
than 0“5 percent by mass of matter soluble in 8 PACKING AND MARKING
water and the aqueous extract shall not be acidic
to methyl red or alkaline to bromothymol blue. 8.1 Packing
The test shall be carried out according to the
method prescribed in 13 of IS 6921 : 1973. The material shall be packed as agreed to be-
tween the purchaser and the supplier.
7.5 Flow Test
8.1.1 It n recommended that the material be
Machine-made shellac shall have a flow within consumed as early as possible after purchase;
the range agreed to between the purchaser and till the time it is consumed, the containers shall
the supplier, when tested bY the me~o~ Pres- be stored at low temperatures. preferably 4 to
cribed in 21 of IS 6921: 1973. 5 “c.

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.8.2 Markhg 9.2.1 Samples shall be stored in air-tight con-

tainers at temperature not more than 20 “C for
The material shall be marked with the following periods upto three months; if it is intended to
information: keep the samples for longer periods, they shall
be kept in a refrigerator.
a) Name, standard grade and trade ( see 4.1
and 4.1.1 ) of the material;
b) Net mass of the material; 9.3 Number of Tests
c) Indication of the source of manufacture; 9.3.1 Tests for matter insoluble in hot alcohol,
d) Month and year of manufacture; and co lour index, rosin, orpiment and arsenic shall
e) Lot number or Code number to trace the be done on two independent samples.
lot of manufacture.
9.3.2 Test for all other characteristics shall be
9 SAMPLING done on a single sample only.
9.1 Samples shall be prepared in the manner
prescribed in 3 of IS 6921:1973. 9.4 Criteria for Conformity
9.2 Samples shall be prepared separately for The lot shall be considered as conforming to
each grade of the material. the specification if no failure occurs in any test.
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